Profile for Taos, New Mexico, NM

Taos is at the foot of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains

Former and merged names include:
· Don Fernando de Taos
· Fernandez de Taos

Base of operations for the Pueblo Revolt of 1680, which drove the Spanish from NM

Artists began coming to Taos in the 1880s

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 77. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 15.5 per 1,000 people.

Ranked top home town in the state, February 2001 in the ePodunk Home Towns Index

Filming location for:
· 1969 movie, "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"
· 1994 movie, "Natural Born Killers"
· 2003 movie, "Off the Map"
· 2006 movie, "Seraphim Falls"

Well-known residents have included:
· Kit Carson, frontiersman and scout
· Willa Cather, writer
· D. H. Lawrence, writer
· Georgia O'Keeffe, artist

Local festivals include:

• Fiesta de Taos - July 20-22, 2007
• Solar Music Festival - June 29-July 1, 2007
• Taos Trade Fair - Sept. 22-23, 2007
• WildFilm Fest - Sept. 21-22, 2007

Nearby parks & recreation: Carson National Forest, Orilla Verde Recreation Area

Historic sites and museums: Millicent Rogers Museum, Kit Carson Home and Museum, Taos Pueblo, H.L. Blumenschein Home & Museum, Gov. Bent House & Museum

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was above the national average. (See library links below.)

Listed places near Taos

Archives (1)

Cemeteries (15)

Colleges (1)

Hotels (27)

Libraries (2)

Museums (3)

Ski areas (1)

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9% of Taos residents report German ancestry, and 6% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Taos ancestry & family history guide.

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• Taos County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

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• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Taos was $15,983, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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28% of Taos residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Taos festival dates:

• Fiesta de Taos - July 20-22, 2007
• Solar Music Festival - June 29-July 1, 2007
• Taos Trade Fair - Sept. 22-23, 2007
• WildFilm Fest - Sept. 21-22, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Taos festival web sites:

• Rodeo de Taos
• Solar Music Festival

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• New Mexico county fairs
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Historic districts in Taos include E. Martin Hennings House and Studio Historic District, La Loma Plaza Historic District, Taos Downtown Historic District ... View historic districts

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Median rent in Taos, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $415.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $991.

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Libraries in Taos include Taos Public Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Taos include Sangre de Cristo Chronicle, Taos News

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Taos County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Taos political report.

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Taos restaurants taking online reservations include De La Tierra at El Monte Sagrado Resort ... View restaurants

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The average commute time for Taos workers is 13 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

Hotels in Taos include Adobe & Stars Inn, Adobe Sun God Lodge, Best Value Indian Hills Inn, Best Western, Best Western Kachina Lodge, Casa Europa Inn, Comfort Suites, Don Fernando de Taos Hotel, Hotel La Fonda De Taos, Quality Inn ... More hotels.

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